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Take part in this experience and discover our farmhouse and our winery. We will start by visiting our Moscato di Trani vineyard a few steps from the property. We will present the peculiar characteristics and history of Apulian viticulture in the Itria Valley. At the end we will taste 4 of our wines and we will tell you their story and how they were born: - "Terra Viva", still red wine of Nero di Troia, IGP Puglia 13% vol .; - "Pietra Viva", still white wine from Verdeca, IGP Valle d'Itria 12% vol .; - "1 ° Luglio", still rosé wine from Nero di Troia grapes, IGP Puglia 12.5% vol .; - "Pietro 60", still dry white wine from Moscato di Trani grapes, IGP Puglia 12.5% vol. We will accompany everything with a taste of our products homemade. We are waiting for you in our farmhouse, we are waiting for you at Trulli il Castagno!

Join a skilled cook in their home kitchen for a private cooking class in Brindisi, where you’ll prepare three authentic recipes from scratch. Since the cooking class starts with a guided tour of the local food market, you’ll discover the building blocks of Italy’s fresh cuisine; cooking and eating in a private home offers a fun chance to get beyond the tourist experience and make a real cultural connection.

Visit the vibrant local market and immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste authentic Brindisi recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from Puglia cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Enjoy an immersive culinary experience in the home of a local in this private cooking class. Learn the secrets to making some of Brindisi’s most famous dishes then enjoy the results of your hard work by sitting down to a meal accompanied by a glass of local wine.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Set in the iconic Apulian countryside, reach a charming Masseria where cheese is made with passion. Cows and horses graze freely in a spectacular scenario. Visit the sheds and discover the history of the family company, visiting from the production area to the aging room. Discover how milk is managed and become Mozzarella, Buffalo Mozzarella, cacioricotta, and caciocavallo, kind of firm cheese. Meet the dedication and passion of an entire company and participate in the cheese tasting, accompanied by other local specialties. Breathe in the dense air of the countryside, see grazing animals, wood oven baking homemade bread, surrounded by Trulli and the scent of milk.

You can't visit Italy without trying at least one pasta dish... So, we'll teach you two! Learn how to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand and how to prepare 2 simple different kinds of pasta (filled pasta + fresh pasta) from scratch with your Cesarina. As the icing on the cake you will learn to prepare also the iconic Tiramisu. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine as you make new friends in this hands-on cooking class. It's a great way to truly experience Italian culture. • Learn to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand • Learn to make 2 iconic pasta types • Learn to make the iconic tiramisu • Small-group cooking class with a maximum of 12 people. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine with other lovely guests • Enjoy an Italian Aperitivo to warm-up Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country. They are welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Delve into the world of Italian cuisine on this cookery course at a local home in Brindisi. Choose a lunch or dinner culinary experience, and step inside your host’s kitchen for your hands-on class. Prepare four delicious dishes with helpful hints and tips from your host, and discover traditional Italian flavors popular in Brindisi and beyond. With the cooking finished, sit down to eat among your fellow chefs.

Are you fascinated by Italian cuisine? Share your passion for Italian cooking while making new friends in this practical cooking class!

Don't lose the opportunity to become a "pizzaiolo" (pizza-maker) and a great tiramisu maker! Enter a local home, connect with an expert home cook and discover how Italian mamma and nonnas used to prepare awesome pizza at home. With this private hands-on cooking class, you will learn how to make pizza and tiramisù from scratch from a real Italian family. To complete your feast, enjoy what you have prepared for lunch or dinner with a selection of local wine included. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family with a pizza party once you come back home! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Are you fascinated by Italian cuisine? Discover the best gastronomic experience thanks to this tour for the preparation of a real Italian pizza. Know the ingredients, tools and secrets to make a perfect dough!

Italy has a vast and varied culinary heritage, and our local hosts are proud to share its hidden secrets. Share your passion for Italian gastronomy with other lovely guests, immerse yourself in the vibrant local market and enjoy an authentic hands-on cooking class. You'll visit the local market with your Cesarina host, who will teach you all about how to select the best ingredients with the seasons. Then, you'll return to their home, warm up with an Italian Aperitivo and enjoy the class. You'll learn how to make one iconic Pasta type, typical of the city you are visiting, and the famous Tiramisu. After the class, you will enjoy everything you've prepared with local wines. This experience is the perfect choice if you want to encounter the real Italian regional gastronomy through genuine connections, food, and friendship.

Apulian Cooking Experience is a format thought for foreign tourists who love Apulian cuisine: in one day they will learn all the secrets that will make them able to recreate an authentic Apulian meal from the beginning to the end for their friends. The class starts with a walk in our organic garden, where we will harvest tomatoes, zucchini and aubergines that we will use during the class. We will move in the kitchen , where we will mix a simple dough of flour and water to make our typical handmade pasta 'orecchiette'. Then it is time to stuff aubergines, after that 'tiella' (a casserole of potatoes, mussels and rice) and we will finally cook the orecchiette with the sauce recipe of your choice. Last but not least, we will make the dessert and then it is finally time to eat all the delicious food you will have made. Don't forget we are right in the middle of Primitivo wine region, therefore drinking wine is a big part of our cooking class.

Would you like to discover the most authentic side of Italian gastronomy and share it with other enthusiasts of the “cucina italiana”? Enjoy this shared Market tour and typical Dining experience. Visit the vibrant local market and learn about the seasonal produce and secret ingredients. Then, head to your Cesarina’s house to enjoy a 3-course dining experience, showcasing the authentic regional dishes stored in the cookbooks of your host. You will take part in an experience which is so much more than just a lunch or dinner. You will make new friends, feel like one of the family and live like the Italians do.

Dive into Brindisi like a local foodie. Explore your Cesarina's most trusted artisanal food shops, tasting as you go. Visit a selection of small local shops, learn about the typical products of the city while tasting them. A delicious way to discover Brindisi and its gastronomy! • Street food tasting tour • Explore your Cesarina's most trusted artisanal food shops • Sample some of Brindisi typical street food staples • Do some sightseeing in Brindisi as you walk from tasting to tasting • Small-group tour with a maximum of 12 people for an authentic food experience Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

The experience will take place on our farm, Trulli il Castagno. Our agriturismo and vineyards are located In the heart of Valle d'Itria. We are overlooking the valley surrounded by dry stone walls, trulli and oak woods.

Martina Franca is the baroque city of the Itria Valley and through the Porta di S. Stefano, we will go for a walk in the historic center where I will show you some baroque palaces like the Ducal Palace. We will visit the Ducal Palace and the Church of S. Martino with its majestic facade. We will also go to one of the historic butchers where you can get to know and finally taste the Capocollo Martinese, a Slow Food Presidium, or a cold cut made from the prized part of the pig. Get ready to discover the typical history and gastronomy of Martina!

The “trulli” town of Alberobello is one of the highlights of Puglia, but the historic center can be overrun during midday. With this tour, enjoy an afternoon walking tour when most of the crowds have left and meet a local couple in their traditional whitewashed “trullo” home. End your visit with a tasting of Puglian wines and delicacies at a nearby shop also set in one of these captivating conical dwellings.

This tour allows you to admire the natural beauties of Puglia riding an assisted pedal bike with little effort and lots of fun. Discover what nature has to offer: a wonderful countryside full of colors and scents. You will cross a unique landscape like that of the Trulli of Alberobello and you will arrive in the cellar with a guided tour of the vineyards, visit of the traditional 18th century farm with an explanation of the vinification and final tasting phases. The real and unique Puglia starts here.